Things To Do
Breakfast Spots
Elmo's Diner Refectory Cafe Monuts Guglhupf
Lunch / Dinner Spots
Saltbox Seafood Joint Namu The Cortez Mateo's Gravy Queeny's Geer Street Garden
Caffè Driade
Truly awesome spot for excellent coffee. Looks like nothing much when you pull up, but the outdoor seating in the back is set along foresty walking paths. Paradise, especially when the leaves are changing! Cam rating: 7/10 Anna rating: 10/10
Robertson Millpond Preserve
Complete a kayak "trail" by following numbered buoys through the trees. It takes about a bit over an hour to complete if paddling at a leisurely pace. You can rent kayaks at the link provided. Show up, find the rep, give your name, and get on the water. Cam score: 8/10 Anna score: 10/10
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Gorgeous park for long, meandering walks with themed garden sections, native plants, and seasonal blooms. Cam rating: 7/10 Anna rating: 9/10
Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park
Another walking park with less flowers, but outdoor sculptures along the paths. Cam rating: never been Anna rating: 8/10
Pullen Park
Pullen Park is the first public park of North Carolina. Walk around the pond, rent a paddleboat, ride one of the oldest carousels still running, ride a tiny train around the park! Cam rating: never been Anna rating: 8/10
Bar Crawl by Scooter in Downtown Durham
We park in the parking garage by the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, walk through the American Tobacco Campus (take a picture by the Durham sign and in front of the Lucky Strike tower), and start our adventure at Tobacco Road Sports Cafe. From there, we find scooters as needed and go to Bar Virgil, Pour, The Roof at The Durham, Velvet Hippo, Remedy Room, Arcana, Accordion Club, and end at Boxcar Arcade Bar; our favorite downtown Durham bars! Cam rating: 8/10 Anna rating: 10/10
FOUNDATION
A small basement bar (only bring maybe 2 or 3 friends with you...). Best spot for classic cocktails, bar none. Cam Rating: Overthinking/10 (if you’re already in Raleigh, this is an 8/10. If you have to travel from Durham, it’s a 5/10) Anna Rating: 10/10
The Green Light
Cozy, intimate speakeasy with craft cocktails hidden behind a bookcase door. Can only fit probably 15 people in the whole bar, so maybe see if reservations are accepted! Cam rating: 7/10 Anna rating: 8/10
Watts & Ward
Basement cocktail 1920s-style bar with dim lighting and excellent drinks. Cam rating: 5/10 Anna rating: 8/10